Study of physical activity in obese adolescents in Algeria.

Objective: Adolescents are meant to spend a large part of their time practicing a hobby or sport, but currently there is a decline in their level of physical activity and sport both inside and outside schools, which can lead to a risk of obesity. The objective of the present study was to examine physical activity in obese adolescents within the school establishments of the province of Bejaia (northeastern Algeria).

Method: To determine the physical activity level (PAL) in the school population, a sample of 3,038 students with obesity comprising 1,635 girls and 1,403 boys was selected.

Obesity and Overweight: First Comprehensive Overview in the French Armed Forces.

Introduction: The global rise in obesity is well-established, with significant health implications. This study aims to comprehensively assess overweight and obesity prevalence within the French Armed Forces.

Materials And Methods: Using data from the Unique Medical-Military Software (UMMS) in 2018, a cross-sectional study was conducted on active French Military personnel aged 18 and above, who underwent periodic medical examinations (PME) in 2017.

Use of Intranasal Analgesia in French Armed Forces: A Cross-Sectional Survey.

Background: Pain management is essential in military medicine, particularly in Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) during deployments in remote and austere settings. The few previously published studies on intranasal analgesia (INA) focused only on the efficacy and onset of action of the medications used (ketamine, sufentanil, and fentanyl). Side-effects were rarely reported.

Learning trauma surgery through cytoreductive surgery.

Objectives: Regarding war surgery (WS), the initial and continuing education of French military gastrointestinal surgeons (FMGIS) is considered flawed and inappropriate. This results from the low incidence of gastrointestinal (GI) trauma, its predominantly non-surgical management, and a daily surgical practice that strongly differs from WS. Conversely, cytoreductive surgery (CRS) of peritoneal metastases has similarities with WS which led us to assess its potential contribution to the initial and continuing education of FMGIS in WS.

A severe oxaliplatin immune-induced syndrome after oxaliplatin-based pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC).

Objectives: Oxaliplatin immune-induced syndrome (OIIS) was recently recognized as an uncommon complication of oxaliplatin therapy.

Methods: We report an exceptionally OIIS after pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC).

Results: Our patient developed a severe OIIS probably related to the intraperitoneal administration of oxaliplatin.

Comparative mapping approach of energy intake and expenditure of obesity prevalence among school adolescents.

Objective: This study aims to describe the prevalence of overweight and obesity in an obesogenic environment among adolescents in the wilaya of Bejaia (eastern Algeria), and to assess their Physical Activity Level (PAL), Daily Energy Expenditure (DEE) and Total Energy Intake (TEI).

Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out on a sample of 3038 adolescents consisting of 1635 girls and 1403 boys in middle and high schools in 19 regions of Bejaia. The average age was 14.

Relevance of Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Non-Mesh Inguinal Hernia Repair in Remote and Poor Medical Settings in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Because of the poor local medical conditions, and because the surgical site infection (SSI) rate after hernia repair in sub-Saharan Africa is higher than in developed countries, deployed surgeons within Role 2 usually perform non-mesh inguinal herniorrhaphy. Regarding antimicrobial prophylaxis, the latter currently is not recommended in non-mesh inguinal hernia repairs. Our study aimed at assessing the relevance of antibiotic prophylaxis in non-mesh inguinal hernia repair within a Role 2 surgical structure deployed in sub-Saharan Africa.

Arteriovenous fistulae for access to hemodialysis in Chad : feasibility study of a medical civic action program by a French army surgical unit.

Introduction: Use of chronic intermittent hemodialysis is recent in Chad, where it remains underdeveloped. Vascular access is most commonly by catheter. The objective of our study was to demonstrate the feasibility of arteriovenous fistula (AVF) surgery for hemodialysis during deployments as part of the medical civic action program (MEDCAP).

Acute neurosurgical management of traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury in French armed forces during deployment.

This article aims to describe the French concept regarding combat casualty neurosurgical care from the theater of operations to a homeland hospital. French military neurosurgeons are not routinely deployed to all combat zones. As a consequence, general surgeons initially treat neurosurgical wounds.

Morning blisters: cantharidin-related Meloidae burns.

We report several cases of Meloidae-related blisters in French soldiers deployed to Mali. Blister beetles of the Meloidae family produce cantharidin, a blistering agent, for defensive purposes. These virtually cosmopolitan Coleoptera can cause significant nuisance to travellers and deployed soldiers especially during the rainy season in the Sahel region.

Impact of Combination Chemotherapy in Peritoneal Mesothelioma Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC): The RENAPE Study.

Background: The introduction of cytoreductive surgery (CRS) in combination with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) improved the prognosis of selected patients with peritoneal mesothelioma (PM).

Objective: The objective of our study was to evaluate whether different HIPEC agents were associated with different outcomes in patients with PM.

Methods: From the RENAPE database, we selected all patients with histology-proven PM who underwent CRS + HIPEC from 1989 to 2014.

Mind the eye-squirter! An Anthia sexmaculata sexmaculata-related necrotic burn.

We report the case of an Anthia sexmaculata sexmaculata-associated necrotic burn in a French expatriate in Mauritania. Anthia spp.-related injury is a common though underreported health issue in the Sahelo-Saharan area.

Antioxidant effects of extra virgin olive oil enriched by myrtle phenolic extracts on iron-mediated lipid peroxidation under intestinal conditions model.

Chelating and free radicals scavenging activities of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) enriched by Myrtus communis phenolic compounds (McPCs), α-tocopherol and Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) were evaluated using chemical assays, 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and Oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC), and biological model as 2,2'-azobis (2-aminopropane) dihydrochloride (AAPH) or Fe/Ascorbic acid (Fe/AsA) system mediated peroxidation of l-α-phosphatidylcholine aqueous dispersions stabilized by bile salts (BS) under simulated intestinal conditions (pH 7.4). McPC-EEVOO increased significantly the neutralization of DPPH radical and AAPH-derived radicals in ORAC assay more than α-tocopherol and BHT.

Management of war-related vascular wounds in French role 3 hospital during the Afghan campaign.

Objectives: To describe the management of war-related vascular injuries in the Kabul French military hospital.

Methods: From January 2009 to April 2013, in the Kabul French military hospital, we prospectively included all patients presenting with war-related vascular injuries. We collected the following data: site, type, and mechanism of vascular injury, associated trauma, type of vascular repair, amputation rate and complications.

Management of War-Related Ballistic Craniocerebral Injuries in a French Role 3 Hospital During the Afghan Campaign.

Introduction: France deployed to Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014 within the International Security and Assistance Force. A French role 3 hospital was built in 2009 in the vicinity of Kabul International Airport (KaIA). The objectives of this study were to describe the epidemiology, management, and outcome of war-related craniocerebral injuries during the Afghan campaign in a French role 3 hospital.

Endovascular treatment of brachiocephalic artery war-related injury.

Introduction: Injuries to the innominate artery are rare, but potentially fatal. Early diagnosis and treatment may avoid life-threatening complications. Endovascular surgery often has lower morbidity and mortality rates than conventional surgery.

Adenovirus related lymphohistiocytic hemophagocytosis: Case report and literature review.

Introduction: Adenoviral infection is a classic cause of lymphohistiocytic hemophagocytosis (LH) in bone marrow transplantation but is rare outside this setting.

Case Report: A 31-year-old female, with a history of treated mesencephalic astrocytoma, was hospitalized for fever, pancytopenia, elevated liver enzymes, hyperferritinemia and hypertriglyceridemia. Adenovirus viral load in blood was 7.